Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1985 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 4 1 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 2 1 1 0
Horner 3b 3 0 0 0
Harper lf 3 0 0 1
Chambliss 1b 2 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 2 1
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Perry ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bosley lf 4 0 1 0
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Speier 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopes cf 3 2 2 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 1 1 1
Davis c 4 1 3 2
Cey 3b 4 1 2 2
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Ruthven p 2 0 1 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 13 5
Atlanta 300 000 000351
Chicago 010 021 01x5130
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (8-5) 6.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Camp   2.0 5 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (2-4) 7.0 4 3 3 6 2
  Smith  SV (13) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
6
2

  E–Hubbard (3).  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Speier (5,off Camp).  HR–Atlanta Washington (6,1st inning off Ruthven 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Moreland (4,2nd inning off Mahler 0 on, 0 out); Cey (10,5th inning off Mahler 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Chambliss (2,by Ruthven).  SH–Ruthven (3,off Mahler).  SB–Murphy (1,2nd base off Smith/Davis); Lopes (17,2nd base off Mahler/Cerone).  CS–Durham (2,2nd base by Mahler/Cerone).  IBB–Ruthven (2,Chambliss).  T–2:19.  A–23,502.
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